101 Legendary Selections from the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

Edited by Rehema C. Barber

With Essays and Contributions by James W. Carter, James Denison, Daniel Greenberg, Brent Harris, Mary
Hatch, Thomas Kendall, Denise Lisiecki, Victoria McCraven, James C. Palmore, Dulce Pinzón, Jade
Powers, Katherine Ransbottom, Xuxa Rodríguez, Nancy Sojka, Erica WalkingStick, and Kay WalkingStick
For one hundred years, the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA) has served regional and national audiences
as an art museum and community-based art school. This exciting publication details the museum’s
history while presenting highlights from its collection of nearly five thousand artworks from the United
States and around the world. Explore exquisite and compelling photographs by artists ranging from
Anna Atkins to Dawoud Bey, depictions of the immigrant experience by artists from Diego Rivera to
Dulce Pinzón, awe-inspiring and dynamic works by painters from Robert Seldon Duncanson to Helen
Frankenthaler, and singular works by sculptors from Deborah Butterfield to Richard Hunt. While 101
Legendary Selections is a brief glimpse into this unique Michigan-based collection, readers will surely be
inspired and delighted by the stories of local, regional, and national artists who have shaped and
continue to impact the KIA, its community, and regions beyond.